Voters in Lakemoor and Wauconda on April 4 will be asked whether their respective communities should have home-rule authority, providing for various actions such as imposing a local gas or sales tax.

While most of northern Illinois digs out of Saturday’s snowfall that recorded in parts nearly half a foot of snow overnight into Sunday, area residents should brace for frigid temperatures into Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

The Spring Grove Police Department arrested one and cited another 12 drivers during a period of stepped-up enforcement of over the holidays, the department announced.

Update: Northern Illinoisans especially those north of Interstate 88 should prepare for hazardous travel and 3 to 6 inches of snow under Saturday's daylong winter weather advisory, according to the latest from the National Weather Service.

Northern Illinois is expected to get more snow through the weekend and Friday morning’s commute could be sloppy, especially for motorists north of Interstate 88, according to the National Weather Service.

Crowned Junior Miss Earth USA 2023, 12-year-old Kailee Albeck of Round Lake became the first contestant from Illinois to capture the title.

Chief is Save-A-Pet's pet of the week for Jan. 26, 2023.

On Jan. 19, the Antioch Police Department, assisted by officers from four other agencies, completed a scheduled drug sweep of Antioch Community High School.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that Sheriff John D. Idleburg has been elected as vice chairman of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.